USATF - NEW
ENGLAND

Grand Prix
Selection Meeting
November 2,1998

7:15 PM: Opening remarks by President Dan Hart. Dan
welcomed everyone, noting that there was a good selection of
races from which to choose the races for the 1999 series. He
congratulated the winners of the 1998 Grand Prix Series and
IronRunners, and complimented the series as a whole. In
addition, Dan informed the members that the new Executive
Board has met once and encouraged them to use the Board
members and the Office as a source of information, ideas, and
assistance as needed.

The new LDR Chair, Ken Robichaud introduced himself and
apologized for his absence from the last Grand Prix event,
the Cape Cod Marathon. He announced that a quorum of voting
member clubs had been established for the purpose of tonights
voting and explained the voting procedure.

Masters LDR Chair, Rob O'Hara, presided and presented the
following motion for a vote: The addition of one "wild
card" race (at any of the required distances or a race
at a non-traditional distance) to the existing Grand Prix
agenda. If a duplicate distance, the additional race would be
scored as a Grand Prix event but would not be a championship
at that distance.

Dave Kazanjian, Whirlaway Racing Team, spoke in favor of
the motion: encourage more bids creating a larger pool of
races to choose from. Peter Stasz, Springfield Harriers, Vice
President, spoke against: dilute the series and difficulty
getting team members to run "non-championship
event".

Motion failed to carry: 30 Against/26 In favor.

As there was no new business, the bids were presented and
the following races, in order of presentation, were selected
for the 1999 Grand Prix Series: